# Finally got my new wheels!

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [May 25, 2007, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858 "2007-05-25T05:02:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author: ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 5:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/1 "2007-05-25T05:02:04Z")

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![http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/jpfenski/IMG_3596.jpg](http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p273/jpfenski/IMG_3596.jpg)

Beyern Multi’s

What do you think? I know, I need to paint those side skirts. :roll2:

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### Author: ![2TurboZ](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/2turboz/32/7577_2.png) [@2TurboZ](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/2TurboZ)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/2 "2007-05-25T05:13:21Z")

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:tup:

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### Author: ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 5:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/3 "2007-05-25T05:14:34Z")

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:tif:

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### Author: ![Anonymity](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/anonymity/32/7215_2.png) [@Anonymity](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Anonymity)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/4 "2007-05-25T05:23:55Z")

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looks nice, i would hate to clean them.

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### Author: ![Avatar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/avatar/32/5076_2.png) [@Avatar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Avatar)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 5:25am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/5 "2007-05-25T05:25:01Z")

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Sorry, n00b question: What does :tif:?

Tagged Image File?  
That is Funny?  
Technition Induced Failure?  
[http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=TIF&Find=find&string=exact](http://www.acronymfinder.com/af-query.asp?Acronym=TIF&Find=find&string=exact)

Thanks!

And yeah, cleaning them is going to suck.

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### Author: ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 5:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/6 "2007-05-25T05:26:59Z")

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tif is somewhere in between :tup: and :tdown:

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#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 5:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/7 "2007-05-25T05:29:40Z")

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ic

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### Author: ![87FOXGT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/8/ecd19e/32.png) [@87FOXGT](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/87FOXGT)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/8 "2007-05-25T05:30:58Z")

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![http://www.ubrf.org/forums/images/smilies/tif.gif](http://www.ubrf.org/forums/images/smilies/tif.gif) Not a thumbs up, not a thumbs down.

It means I dont think your rim choice sucks, but its not great. It’s so so. :gotme: Nice car, though.

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### Author: ![jrod0187](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ac91a4/32.png) [@jrod0187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/jrod0187)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 5:34am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/9 "2007-05-25T05:34:23Z")

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looks good

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#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 5:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/10 "2007-05-25T05:58:10Z")

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IC, Thanks. They have a nice polished lip on them. Not super deep, but enough so that you notice. 17’s were as big as I wanted to go as far as ride comfort and more importantly unsprung wieght is concerned. I figured 18’s would have robbed too much power as I’m already not exactly super quick off the line.

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### Author: ![Boarderx192](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b782af/32.png) [@Boarderx192](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Boarderx192)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 6:02am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/11 "2007-05-25T06:02:13Z")

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What color and year is your car?

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#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 6:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/12 "2007-05-25T06:16:11Z")

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It’s a 1995 Montreal Blau. Dove grey interior.

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### Author: ![Daddie](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/daddie/32/7621_2.png) [@Daddie](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Daddie)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 6:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/13 "2007-05-25T06:20:32Z")

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They are different - not too gaudy, not completely off the beaten path - I like. Not my first choice, but definitely nice.

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#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/14 "2007-05-25T06:31:19Z")

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I was thinking about some mesh style, but my brother already has that type on his car and I liked the look of the multi spoke. Kind of like the old Alpina’s

[http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/gallery/index.php?spgmGal=Alpina\_B3&spgmPic=1&spgmFilters=#pic](http://www.bmwclassics.co.uk/gallery/index.php?spgmGal=Alpina_B3&spgmPic=1&spgmFilters=#pic)

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#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 6:35am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/15 "2007-05-25T06:35:34Z")

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Yeah, I’m usually not a multi spoke guy. I like clean 5 spoke, probably because I’m a lazy asshole who wouldn’t be able to deal with cleaning shit like that lol

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#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 6:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/16 "2007-05-25T06:40:32Z")

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HAHA, good point. I’m pretty anal about cleaning anyway so I don’t even think about it.

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### Author: ![TrueBlue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/trueblue/32/7245_2.png) [@TrueBlue](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TrueBlue)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 8:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/17 "2007-05-25T08:23:28Z")

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Hamburg Beach, I see. The wheels go with the car, but they don’t stand out. I like them.

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### Author: ![MPD47](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mpd47/32/7383_2.png) [@MPD47](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MPD47)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/18 "2007-05-25T08:27:19Z")

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I like alpina style wheels on a lot of cars, but I honestly think they look out of place on E36’s. Get some Contours.

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### Author: ![ultradriver10000](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ultradriver10000/32/7397_2.png) [@ultradriver10000](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ultradriver10000)
#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/19 "2007-05-25T08:59:29Z")

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I like um but then again i liked them 16’s a lot too

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#### Post date: [May 25, 2007, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/finally-got-my-new-wheels/29858/20 "2007-05-25T09:14:16Z")

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Contours are nice, but a little too common. I would pick up some LTW’s if they werent so damn expensive.

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